National Rail & Transportation Institute (NRTI) has been set up as a Deemed-to-be University by the Ministry of Railways and fully funded by the GOI, inspired by the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, to set up India’s first University focused on transport-related education, multidisciplinary research and training.

NRTI is the first-of-its-kind Institute with a vision to develop a cadre of young graduates who are empowered problem-solvers with an actionable understanding of the transportation ecosystem.

NRTI’s path-breaking programmes, which commenced in 2018 with first batch of approximately 100 undergraduate students, have a unique pedagogical focus on experiential learning and practice and cutting-edge research and innovation, through the lens of management and technology.

NRTI offers an exclusive transformative learning experience and environment, both on campus under the guidance of its globally accomplished faculty and off it, with the Indian Railways as the practice hub, to transform graduates into responsible nation-builders.

Yes. NRTI was declared a deemed to be university under de novo category vide notification No.F.9/1/2018-U.3 (A) issued by the Ministry for Human Resource Development on 26th July, 2018, and is fully funded by the GOI.

No. There are no other colleges affiliated to NRTI university currently.

Indian Railways serves as a live and practical experiential learning laboratory for the student community as well as for faculty development initiatives at NRTI. In addition to the strong support from Indian Railways on curriculum tailored to meet objectives of transportation-focused education, research & training, students also gain from unique access to facilities in Indian Railways including its laboratories, workshops, model rooms and research which complement their classroom-based education with experiential learning. This unique integration imparts a very distinctive character to the university.

The Undergraduate programmes (BBA. BSc, B.Tech.) offered at NRTI are fully residential. As such, day scholars are not allowed for the same. Students pursuing postgraduate courses (MBA, MSc, PGDM) will be allowed as day scholars.

Yes. You can visit the NRTI campus (Address: National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR) Campus, Lalbaug, Vadodara) and contact the admissions counsellor to know more about NRTI’s admissions process and get a tour of the campus .

As an NRTI student, you can expect to:

1. Enhance your technical and core skills in general management and technology focused on the transportation sector

2. Receive specialized academic training to think broadly and deeply across transportation-focused areas such as sustainable transport systems, urban and rural transportation, and transport economics, among others

3. Collaborate with like-minded individuals from diverse disciplines in an environment of enquiry that promotes excellence to tackle transport environment challenges pertaining to the transportation sector and drive innovative solutions for the transport ecosystem

4.Gain from deeper understanding of self and others and develop into an empathetic purpose-driven leader to render unique services to the society at large

5. Acquire skills of the future- critical thinking, empathy, problem-solving, communication and collaboration.

Currently approximately 500 students are enrolled at NRTI across four UG and 5 PG programmes. NRTI commenced its operations in September 2018 with two undergraduate programmes (BBA in Transportation Management and BSc in Transportation Technology) and enrolled approximately 100 students each in the 1st and the 2nd year and 300 in the 3rd year of its operation.

NRTI offers 5 undergraduate and 5 postgraduate Programmes. They are as follows:

	Programmes	Link providing details of courses being offered under the Programme
A	Undergraduate Programmes
1	BBA in Transportation Management	https://nrti.edu.in/course/bba-transportation-management/
2	BSc in Transportation Technology	https://nrti.edu.in/course/bsc-transportation-technology/
3	B.Tech.(Rail Infrastructure Engineering)	https://nrti.edu.in/course/b-tech-in-rail-infrastructure-engineering/
4	B.Tech.(Rail Systems & Communication Engineering)	https://nrti.edu.in/course/b-tech-in-rail-systems-communication-engineering/
5.	B.Tech. (Mechanical and Rail Engineering) (at NRTI & IRIMEE Campus, Jamalpur)	https://nrti.edu.in/course/b-tech-in-mechanical-and-rail-engineering/
B	Postgraduate Programmes
1	MBA (Logistics and Supply Chain Management)	https://nrti.edu.in/course/mba-in-supply-chain-management/
2	MBA (Transport Economics & Management)	https://nrti.edu.in/course/mba-in-transportation-management/
3	MSc in Transportation Technology & Policy	https://nrti.edu.in/course/msc-in-transport-technology-and-policy/
4	MSc in Transportation Information Systems & Analytics	https://nrti.edu.in/course/msc-in-transport-information-systems-analytics/
5	MSc in Railway Systems Engineering & Integration (International degree program with University of Birmingham (UoB), UK)	https://nrti.edu.in/course/msc-in-railway-systems-engineering-integration/

NRTI offers Programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

At the undergraduate level, the institute offers five Programmes:
BBA in Transportation Management and BSc in Transportation Technology are three-year full time residential Programmes, while three B.Tech Programmes (B.Tech. in Rail Infrastructure Engineering, B.Tech. in Rail Systems & Communication Engineering and B. Tech. in Mechanical and Rail Engineering) are four-year residential Programmes.

At the postgraduate level, the institute offers five Masters Programmes: Two MBA Programmes (MBA (Logistics & Supply Chain Management) and MBA (Transport Economics & Management) and three MSc Programmes (MSc in Transportation Technology & Policy, MSc in Transportation Information Systems & Analytics, MSc in Railway Systems Engineering & Integration (International degree Programme with University of Birmingham(UoB), UK). All are of two-year duration.

To earn a degree, each student completes the requisite minimum credits over the Programme period comprising three trimesters each year. Students typically study four-five courses in every trimester, and spend one trimester in their final year, doing a live industry project or preparing a thesis.

BBA in Transportation Management is a three year full-time specialized undergraduate Programme focused on management practices in the context of the transportation sector. The curriculum offers foundation courses aimed at broadening the understanding of the transport ecosystem and environmental sustainability, developing decision-making processes and enhancing soft skills. Specialized courses cover different aspects of management practices: finance, marketing and operations. The details of courses being offered under the BBA Programme can be found at https://nrti.edu.in/course/bba-transportation-management/

BSc in Transportation Technology is a three year full-time undergraduate Programme meant to prepare a cadre of transportation technologists and specialists. This Programme focusses on technology and its application in the field of transportation. Students are also offered foundation courses in various fields including critical thinking and writing, design thinking, data analytics, environmental sustainability, fundamentals of business and economics to provide a broader perspective. Specialized courses focus on providing foundation in theories, methods and tools needed to provide solutions to the challenges faced in driving India’s innovation in intelligent transport system. The details of courses being offered under the BSc Programme can be found at https://nrti.edu.in/course/bsc-transportation-technology/

This programme trains the students in core fundamental engineering courses during the first two years. Third year is devoted to developing a basic understanding of railway technologies across all key areas with courses in fluid, solid, thermal, mechanical and electronic systems. In the final year, specialised courses in the field of civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering taught at Indian Railways’ Centralised Training Institutes will be offered to students. The details of courses being offered under this B.Tech. Program can be found at https://nrti.edu.in/course/b-tech-in-rail-infrastructure-engineering/

This programme trains the students in core fundamental engineering courses during the first two years. Third year is devoted for developing basic understanding of railway technologies across all key areas with courses in fluid, solid, thermal, mechanical and electronic systems. In the final year, specialised courses taught in the field of transport management and signal engineering & telecommunications at Indian Railways’ Centralised Training Institutes will be offered to students. The details of the courses being offered under this B.Tech. programme can be found at https://nrti.edu.in/course/b-tech-in-rail-systems-communication-engineering/

This programme focusses on building a foundation of core fundamental engineering courses during the first two years. Third year is devoted for developing basic understanding of railway engineering across all key areas with courses in materials, tribology, manufacturing processes, high speed rail systems, and aerodynamics. In the final year, specialised courses are offered in the field of mechanical and rail engineering .

This programme will be offered at the Indian Railway Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE) campus, Jamalpur.

The details of the courses being offered under this B.Tech. programme can be found at:

https://nrti.edu.in/course/b-tech-in-mechanical-and-rail-engineering/

The intake for various programmes in the year 2021 will be as follows:

Undergraduate Programmes

1. 125 students for BBA and BSc Programmes

2. 60 students each for three B. Tech. Programmes

Postgraduate Programmes

1. 60 students each for two MBA Programmes

2.  30 students each in each MSc Programmes

What is the eligibility criteria for undergraduate Programmes?

Candidates should meet the following conditions in respect to UG Programmes:

• BSc in Transportation Technology is open to Science Stream students (with mandatory Class XII Mathematics)
• BBA in Transportation Management is open to students from all Streams (with mandatory Class XII Mathematics)
• B. Tech. is open to Science Stream students (with mandatory Class XII Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry)

Applicants must have successfully completed their 10+2 Board examination with at least 55% marks (General/EWS), (50% for OBC/SC/ST) and be below the age of 25 years as on August 1, 2021.

Candidates should meet the following conditions in respect to PG Programmes:

MSc/MBA is open to students having Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with mathematics or statistics as one of the Bachelor’s level subjects.

Applicants must have successfully completed their Bachelor’s examination with at least 55% mark for General/EWS and 50% for OBC/SC/ST.

1. Candidates applying for BBA and BSc Programmes will be selected based on the Common University Entrance Test-UG (CUET-UG) 2022. The Test would cover proficiency in English language, reasoning & general intelligence, quantitative & numerical ability and general awareness.

2. Candidates applying for B.Tech. Programmes will be selected based on their Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains 2022 scores.

PG applicants will be required to appear for Common University Entrance Test-UG (CUET-PG) 2022. MBA applicants having valid CAT(2021)/XAT(2022)/MAT(exams held May 2021 onward) scores will be exempt from CUET- PG test. Shortlisted applicants will go through interview round.

For the candidates applying for BBA/BSc and postgraduate Programmes (MBA/MSc), the Merit Rank list for respective categories (GEN, OBC, EWS, SC, ST) will be based on CUET Test scores. For the candidates applying for B. Tech., the Merit list rank for respective categories (Gen, OBC, EWS, SC, ST) will be based on JEE Mains 2021 scores. Merit list will be published on NRTI website.

Provisionally selected undergraduate students will be called for counselling in the order of merit on designated dates at the NRTI campus, Vadodara .

Candidates who had applied for postgraduate Programmes would be called on designated dates for personal interview (applicable to MBA/MSc) followed by counselling, dates for which will be communicated in due course.

At the time of counselling, candidates will be required to pay fee for the 1st year of study. After payment of fee, admission is confirmed.

Kindly check NRTI website www.nrti.edu.in for updates.

NRTI follows Government Regulations in respect to reservations, which is as follows:

Supernumerary seats will also be considered for PwD, Kashmiri Migrants and Ex-Servicemen, as per Government Regulations.

Please refer to Admission notice for details:
Admission Notice 2021-22

Please refer to Admission Notice for details:
Admission Notice 2021-22

The application fee is INR 500 for GEN/EWS/OBC candidates and INR 250 for SC/ST/PwD candidates.

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During registration, I had declared my category wrongly. Can I correct it during the counselling?

No, the category filled during the registration cannot be changed, and the application is liable to be rejected.

If multiple forms are filled for the same set of Programmes (e.g. BBA/BSc or MBA/MSc), then one of the forms will be cancelled (though application and entrance fee will not be refunded) and one form will be accepted, against which an Admit Card will be issued. However, students will be allowed to apply separately for B.Tech. and BBA/BSc Programmes.

CUET-UG is shceudle din the 1st/2nd week of July 2022 while CUET-PG dates are yet to be an n ounced by NTA. The Tests will be held at multiple locations in the country.

Please visit NTA portal www.nta.ac.in for details.

In the unlikely case of a technical glitch the candidate should inform the invigilator and he/she will shift the student to another terminal without any loss of time.

The candidates are generally not allowed to carry calculator or any other electronic device in the examination centre.  Please visit NTA portal www.nta.ac.in for details.

AY 2022-23 classes are expected to start from first week of August 2022.

The Chancellor of NRTI is Mr. Suneet Sharma, currently also the Chairman & CEO of the Railway Board, Indian Railways.

The NRTI Board on Management consists of the following members:

Ms. Anjali Goyal
Interim Vice Chancellor, NRTI and Additional Member (HR), Railway Board

Prof. Sudhir Jain, Director
IIT Gandhinagar

Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala
Professor, IIT Madras

Prof. Abhay Karandikar
Director, IIT Kanpur

Mr. Vinayak Chatterjee
Chairman, Feedback Infra

Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha
Founding Dean, ISB and Founder & Trustee, Ashoka University

Mr. Naresh Salecha
Member Finance, Railway Board

Mr. T.V. Ananthasubramanian
Secretary, Board of Management and Registrar, NRTI

For additional details, please visit www.nrti.edu.in

For further details visit https://nrti.edu.in/faculty/

Faculty who taught students since AY 2018-19 included:

Dr. Usha Mohan
PhD, Indian Statistical Institute; Professor , IIT Madras

Dr. L.S. Ganesh
PhD , IIT Madras , Professor . IIT Madras

Mr. Anjan Banerjee
IT Head (Consultant), National Skill Development Corporation; Former Director, Capgemini Consulting

Dr. Amit Sheth
PG (Industrial Design), National Institute of Design; Dean Advancement & Professor, Anant National University; Adjunct Professor, IIT Gandhinagar

Ms. Meena Vaidyanathan
Masters in Biotechnology and business management, INSEAD; Former Consultant HCL Infosystems; Founder, Niiti Consulting

Mr. Saurabh Mittal
B.Tech., IIT Delhi; MBA, University of Oxford; Member, Governing Board, IIT Mandi

Dr. O.P. Agarwal
B.Tech., IIT Chennai; Masters in Transportation, MIT, USA; PhD Transport Economics, IIT Delhi; CEO, World Resources Institute

Dr. Sandhya Shekhar
PGDM, IIM Bangalore; PhD, IIT Madras; Former CEO, IIT Madras Research Park

Dr. G. Raghuram
B.Tech., IIT Madras; PGDM, IIM Ahmedabad; PhD, Northwestern University, USA; Director, IIMB

Dr. Rebecca Reubens
PG Diploma, NID; PhD, Delft University; Adjunct Associate Professor, CEPT University

Dr. Hasmukh Gajjar
Associate Professor, IIM Indore, Ph.D. (Management), IIT Bombay

Dr. V.P. Ojha
PhD, Economics, Delhi School of Economics, Professor, Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad

Ramakrishnan TS
Fellow, IIM Ahmedabad; Undertaken training/consultancy/research projects in areas of transportation

Dr. Sushama Bendre
PhD, University of Pune, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute

Ankur Kulshrestha
CFA, CA; Doctoral Fellow, IIM Rohtak; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH)

Yes, NRTI has forged academic partnerships with top-ranked global universities offering opportunities for student and faculty exchange, joint research and learning, including:

1. Cornell University, USA

2. University of California Berkeley, USA

3. University of Birmingham, UK

4. Russia University of Transport (MIIT), Moscow, Russia

5. St. Petersburg State Transport University, Russia

6. Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute, Japan

Yes. The undergraduate Programmes offered at NRTI are fully residential. There are separate hostels for boys and girls. Additional hostel arrangements are being made contiguous or in close proximity to the campus to accommodate remaining students.

Hostel accommodation is not available for the PG students.

Current facilities in the hostel include:

Personal Entities: Bed, Mattress, Study Table set

Common Facilities: Well designed, air-conditioned rooms with attached toilet on twin sharing basis, Free Wi-fi, Mess, Recreational room with indoor gaming facility etc.

Two hostels are located in the campus and third one shares the campus boundary wall. Additional hostel arrangements are being made contiguous or in close proximity to the campus to accommodate remaining students.

NRTI students have established the following clubs/societies:

1. Explorer’s Club

2. Sports Club

3. Quiz Club

4. Social Service Club

5. Dance Club

6. Literary Club

7. Movie Aficionados Club

8. Music Club

9. Media Club

10. Tech Club

11. Theatre Club

1. Fully equipped library

2. Free wi-fi

3. Mess

4. Sports facilities

NRTI has a strict zero tolerance policy for ragging in any form, both inside and outside university premises. It follows the UGC Guidelines on ragging.

NRTI UG Entrance Test will be objective type, and will be of 90 minutes duration. Section wise distribution of questions will be as follows:

i. Proficiency in English Language – 25
ii. Reasoning & General Intelligence – 30
iii. Quantitative & Numerical ability – 25
iv. General Awareness – 20
Total – 100
Negative marking will be there.

NRTI PG Entrance Test will be objective type, and of 90 minutes duration. Section wise distribution of questions will be as follows:

i. Language Comprehension – 20
ii. Mathematical Skills – 30
iii. Data Analysis & Sufficiency – 20
iv. Intelligence & Critical Reasoning – 20
v. Indian & Global Environment -20
Total – 100
Negative marking will be there.

Link for UG and PG mock test is given below:

UG Mock link – (https://g21.digialm.com/OnlineAssessment/index.html?2033@@M1)

PG Mock link -(https://g21.digialm.com:443//OnlineAssessment/index.html?2033@@M2)

NRTI is currently operating from National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR) campus, Lalbaug, Vadodara – 390 004 (Google Maps Pin: https://goo.gl/maps/8CJCD1GNynC2). Kindly see our website (www.nrti.edu.in) for detailed address and directions to reach the campus. (NRTI will have its own campus in due course, for which process is underway).

Admissions helpline Nos: 9313921040, 9313921041, 9313921042

EMAIL: info@nrti.edu.in